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Could this be more clever?  We knew that our kids cared about a favorite toy for all of two seconds before moving onto the next favorite, but to launch a business celebrating tiny attention spans is pure genius.  Check out how Shannon does it, and find out her lessons learned which can surely help us…

Are you moved by your work?  Susan is, and understandably so. She started Family Line Studios to capture video versions of family history because her storytelling sense made good business cents.  Be moved by her work in the video, below, and read on to find out how this mom entrepreneur gets down to business. What…

Linguists and fashionistas, take heed!  Michelle’s carved up a brilliant niche company out of her love of language, her bilingual background and her penchant for design.  From electrical engineering to a sabbatical in Mexico, there’s never a dull moment for this Mother. What business did you start up? MotherTongues is a fair labor, organic cotton…

In 2007, Linda Naerheim founded Elements Naturals® in Bend, Oregon, with the aim of developing high-quality baby natural products that are designed with babies and the environment in mind.  She found success rather quickly, and with it came little nuggets of wisdom that can surely help us all.  My favorite?  “Never take no for an…

Raise your hand if you giggled just a little when you saw Erika’s product name.  Now raise your hand if you sighed a great big sigh of relief when you realized what her product could do for you.  This founding mom has taken the leap that so many people never do–she’s gone ahead and created…

Did you get word about Mad Mimi’s incredible offer in this week’s Momtrepreneur Exchange newsletter?  Yes?  Sign up for their sweet offer right here. No?  Subscribe here. In case you missed it:  the mailing list provider Mad Mimi is  so low in price with such an easy-peasy interface and amazing customer support that I thought…

The Momtrepreneur Exchange Mixing Moms and Business By Melissa Black Ford, OakPark.com Parent Educator/Coach “The Momtrepreneur Exchange, a real live (I’m tired of virtual) meetup group for women with ‘business” on their minds, is the brainchild (no pun intended) of Jill Salzman.  It all started when Jill wanted to get together with entrepreneurs, who were…

Dina is an outstanding example of go-get-’em-ness.  Her inexhaustible enthusiasm combined with endless entrepreneurial possibilities makes for one impressive momtrepreneur.  How do I know?  She happens to host The Momtrepreneur Exchange: Boston, along with the list of endeavors she’s already involved in. What business did you start up? PositivelyWed.com is an online mentoring site for…

Sally Outlaw and Andrew Rachmell, the fab founders of Peerbackers.com, have invited The Momtrepreneur Exchange to be a part of their site’s launch.  We graciously accepted.   Why not crowdsource a little fame and fortune? Peerbackers.com helps ventures find funding by crowdsourcing.  We, the venture, post “backer rewards” that peers can receive if they back…